By James F. Maguire, Editor | Indiana Court Times This is the fifty-first of our Court Times articles that highlights a member of the judiciary. Judge Christopher Lee is the Circuit Court Judge in Fulton County. He is a 1990 graduate of the University of Georgia and a 1993 graduate of Mercer University, Walter F. George School of Law. Following graduation, he moved to Rochester, Indiana, and worked in private p … [Read more...] about The Honorable Christopher Lee
Columns
GAL/CASA: Capacity Building Pilot Projects
By Leslie Dunn, State Director of GAL/CASA | Office of Court Services In January 2018, the State Office of GAL/CASA began capacity building pilot projects in eight counties that had children on a waiting list for a GAL/CASA. The initial pilot counties were Clark, Delaware, Elkhart, Hendricks, Henry, Monroe, Tippecanoe, and Wayne. The goal of the pilots was to serve more children and reduce the waiting list for a … [Read more...] about GAL/CASA: Capacity Building Pilot Projects
Change for the Better: Protection Orders & Electronic Filing
By Mary L. DePrez, Director & Counsel | Trial Court Technology Standardized forms Indiana courts and clerks have focused their attention on improving and clarifying the laws as well as the actual process utilized to obtain an order of protection. Between 2002 and 2006, the Indiana Judicial Conference Protection Order Committee worked to standardize the forms used by victims and judges in a protection order c … [Read more...] about Change for the Better: Protection Orders & Electronic Filing
Real perils of the Fair Labor Standards Act
By Brenda Rodeheffer, General Counsel | Office of General Counsel Don’t get caught without defenses in a lawsuit brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 USC § 201. The FLSA sets the minimum standards for payment of employees. It applies to all court employers, regardless of size. The FLSA classifies all employees into two broad categories: exempt from FLSA overtime requirements and non-exempt from the same. M … [Read more...] about Real perils of the Fair Labor Standards Act
Bad Drivers: Irritating, unlawful, or both?
By Hon. Earl G. Penrod, Senior Judge & Indiana Judicial Outreach Liason | Indiana Criminal Justice Institute Fortunately, most drivers are law-abiding and respectful behind the wheel. However, traffic safety is negatively impacted by two additional types of drivers: those who do maddening things while driving and those who are particularly bothered by that conduct. Some examples: driving in the left lane while … [Read more...] about Bad Drivers: Irritating, unlawful, or both?